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So now they'll be able top block all encrypted files?
Even perfectly legally traded ones? Sorry. Even if one legal file, encrypted or not, gets blocked they will be sued so badly it'll make their heads spin.

Some of these P2P programs have a feature which allows you to share with friends only, kind of like a buddy list. Suppose you and your new bride want to share a video of your wedding night with your friends (hey, some people are kinky!) but you want to make sure only your friends can watch. The obvious thing to do is to both keep it shared with friends only and to encrypt it so only they can read it. What right does the MPAA have to block that legal trade? Answer: None. It would be illegal for them to do so. And it's a lot easier to prove someone infringed on your right to trade legal files than it is to prove copyright infringement.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 02/10/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Pirates Will Simply Encrypt The Content (DUH, NT)  jnonneman | 02/10/05
If encrypted send to 127.0.0.1 wiseguy - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
So now they'll be able top block all encrypted files?  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Needing the key to unencrypt  voska | 02/10/05
What if...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Like I said, doable but a pain  voska | 02/10/05
Learn some crypto before spouting off...  Jomo_z | 02/10/05
Sounds interesting..  d_jedi | 02/10/05
Illegal to make you own justice  Mectron | 02/10/05
This is what I've been talking about  NonZealot | 02/10/05
Im not so sure of it's accuracy  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
Fair Use  htotten | 02/10/05
Yes, I know fair use was already in  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
And yet..  Jeff Spicoli | 02/10/05
I don't sympathize with infringers either  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Censorship? Where?  NonZealot | 02/10/05
Huh?  Jeff Spicoli | 02/10/05
But it's more than that  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
This is how I see it  voska | 02/10/05
I wouldn't mind that either  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Ever Heard of Encryption  AcidTest | 02/10/05
Smudged fingerprints and data packing  FilledOut | 02/10/05
sslMule, Here We Come!  jnonneman | 02/10/05
Not quite  NonZealot | 02/10/05
The obvious answer to that...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
And anyway...  Michael Kelly | 02/10/05
Criminal buy they power.  Mectron | 02/10/05
How about total lockdown  osreinstall | 02/10/05
The Supidiest Idea ever!  Mectron | 02/10/05
Great idea if you own copyright. - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
I agree  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
They have ruled that ISPs can view email - NT  osreinstall | 02/10/05
Not in my country  twinkler@... | 02/10/05
Will OCA crackdown on book piracy?  GreatInca | 02/14/05
It'll work on Kazaa and may on BT, but will be difficult on Emule.  GreatInca | 02/14/05

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